Career Tracks
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities for graduates of the criminal justice program with Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degrees are numerous, interesting, innovative, and challenging. For instance, graduates might work as local or state law enforcement officers, FBI agents, deputy U.S. marshals, criminologists, criminalists, forensic specialists, judges, magistrates, defense attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, court administrators, caseworkers and aides, correctional officers, custodial officers, probation officers, parole officers, juvenile court officers, court psychologists, training officers, corporate security managers, private detectives, loss prevention managers, social workers, research analysts, or statisticians. A degree in criminal justice can provide the basic foundation for these and other fields or can lead to additional areas of graduate study.
More information about careers in criminal justice can be obtained by consulting the following publications:
Ackerman, T.H. (2001). Guide to careers in federal law enforcement: Profiles of 225 high-powered positions and surefire tactics for getting hired. East Lansing, MI: Hamilton Burrows Press.
DeLucia, R.C., & Doyle, T.J. (1998). Career planning in criminal justice (3rd ed). Anderson: Cincinnati.
Henry, S., & Hinkle, W.G. (2001). Careers in criminal justice: The inside story (2nd ed.). Salem, WI: Sheffield Publishing.
Hesalroad, M.N., & Starkey, L.B. (2001). Law enforcement career starter. New York: Learning Express.
Hutton, D.B., & Mydlarz, A. (2001). Guide to law enforcement careers. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's.
Lambert, S., & Regan, D. (2001). Great jobs for criminal justice majors. Chicago: VGM Career Books.
Lee, M.P., Field, S., Beam, C., Lee, R.S., & Dilks, C. (1998). 100 best careers in crime fighting: Law enforcement, private security, and cyberspace crime detection. New York: Macmillan Reference.
McClish, P. (2001). Federal law enforcement careers, testing, and interviewing guide. Winterville, NC: PoliceEmployment.com.
Morgan, M. (2000). Careers in criminology. Los Angeles: Lowell House.
Peat, B. (2004). From college to career: A guide for criminal justice majors. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Schmalleger, F. (2002). Your criminal justice career: A guidebook (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Stephens, W.R. (1999). Careers in criminal justice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon
Stinchcomb, J. (2003). Opportunities in law enforcement and criminal justice careers (Rev. ed.). Chicago: VGM Career Books.